Kyra Clark-Wolf, University of Colorado Boulder and Philip Higuera, University of Montana Strong winds blew across mountain slopes after a record-setting warm, dry summer. Small fires began to blow up into huge conflagrations. Towns in crisis scrambled to escape as...
Press release from the Hoopa Valley Tribe: In its latest effort to evade payment of at least $100 million in environmental restoration and other costs, the Westlands Water District (Westlands) is asking the California Supreme Court to overrule four State...
Hundreds of wells in Tulare Lake aquifer are at risk of going dry. Today’s recommendation is the first time that state officials have moved to crack down on local plans that fail to stop excessive groundwater pumping. By Rachel Becker,...
By Aaron Levine, University of Washington Winter is still weeks away, but meteorologists are already talking about a snowy winter ahead in the southern Rockies and the Sierra Nevada. They anticipate more storms in the U.S. South and Northeast, and...
LA Waterkeeper and NRDC agree to updated settlement terms aimed at capturing and cleaning stormwater from Los Angeles region’s roadways Press release from LA Waterkeeper and the NRDC Three decades after two conservation groups sued the California Department of Transportation...